Episode guide
imagine…: Summer 2011
7 episodes · premiered Mar 27, 2011
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- Episode 1: The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 1: At War with Himself Mar 27, 2011 · 1h 5m Alan Yentob journeys through Tolstoy's Russia, examining how the country's great novelist became its great troublemaker, first looking back at his youth.
- Episode 2: The Trouble with Tolstoy: Part 2: In Search of Happiness Apr 3, 2011 · 1h 5m Alan Yentob follows Tolstoy through the tortured second half of his life as he transformed from aristocrat to anarchist and turned his back on his wife.
- Episode 3: The Man Who Forgot How to Read and Other Stories Jun 28, 2011 · 1h Alan Yentob meets clinical neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks. Through fascinating case studies, the film explores how humans see, not just with their eyes, but also with the mind.
- Episode 4: The Pharaohs' Museum on Liberation Square Jul 5, 2011 · 50m Alan Yentob visits Egypt's National Museum, possibly the most precious museum in the world, which stood at the centre of the action during the revolution on Cairo's Tahrir Square.
- Episode 5: Lennon: The New York Years Jul 12, 2011 · 1h 20m Alan Yentob introduces Michael Epstein's film uncovering John Lennon and Yoko Ono's move to New York City, as Lennon sought to escape the mayhem of the Beatles era.
- Episode 6: Harry Nilsson: The Missing Beatle Jul 19, 2011 · 1h 15m Alan Yentob introduces John Scheinfeld's documentary, which tells the story of the riotous life and music of Harry Nilsson, a friend and hero of John Lennon's.
- Episode 7: Iraq in Venice Jul 26, 2011 · 1h With Iraq having a presence at the Venice Biennale for the first time since Saddam Hussein's rise to power, Imagine follows the chosen artists ahead of the show.